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WARDENS OF WADHAM.
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VISITOR.
The Bishop of Bath and Wells : Lord Arthur Charles Hervey, D.D.
WARDENS.
1. Wright, Robert, D.D. , warden 20 April, 1613,
resigned July following. Trinity, matric. 11 Nov ,
1574, aged 14 (as of St. Albans, Herts, pleb. ),
scholar 1574, B.A. 13 June, 1580, fellow 1581, M.A.
7 July, 1584, B.D. 6 April, 1592, D.D. 12 July,
1597, licenced to preach 1605 ; rector of St. John
Evangelist 1589-90, and of St. Katherine, Coleman
Street, London, 1591, of Woodford, Essex, 1598-
1619, and of Brixton Deverell, Wilts, 1596, chaplain
to Q. Elizabeth, rector of Hayes, Middlesex, 1601,
canon residentiary and treasurer of Wells 1601-32,
vicar of Sonning, Berks, 1604, chaplain to James I.,
rector of Rattenden, Essex, 1619, and of Bourton-
on-the- Water, co. Gloucester, 1625, bishop of Bristol
1623-32, and of Lichfield and Coventry 1632 until
his death at Eccleshall Aug. or Sept. 1643. See
Foster's Alumni Oxonienses 1688.
2. Flennnyng, John, B.D., warden 2 Sept., 1613; s. Nicholas, of Landithy in Madron, Cornwall. Exeter, matric. 22 March, 1593-4, aged 18, fellow 1595-1613, B.A. 12 July, 1598, M.A. 17 May, 1601, proctor 1609, B.D. 14 Nov., 1611, D.D. 9 Nov., 1613 ; chaplain to James I., rector of Camborne, Cornwall, 1612, until his death 16 or 17 March, 1616-17, buried in the college chapel ; admon. at Oxford 12 May, 1617. See Al. Ox. 507.
3. Smyth, William, M.A. , warden 24 March, 1616- 17, resigned 5 Sept. , 1635 ; born in the parish of St. Mary Magdalen, Taunton, 4 Oct., 1582. Exeter, matric. 23 March, 1598-9, aged 15 (as of Somerset, pleb.), B.A, 15 July, 1602, M.A. 8 July, 1606; original fellow Wadh am 1613, B. and D.D. 26 June, 1619, vice-chancellor 1630 ; rector of Ingatestone 1619-30, and of Fryerning, Essex, 1620- 30, and of Alvechurch 1627-43, and of Tredington, co. Worcester, 1629, canon of Worcester 6 May, 1658 ; buried in Spetchley church. See Al. Ox. 1384.
4. Escott, Daniel, M.A., warden 7 Sept., 1635. Exeter, matric. 14 Oct., 1608, aged 18 (as of Devon, pleb.), B.A. 4 Nov., 1611; an original fellow Wadham 1613-34, M.A. 5 July, 1614 (incorporated at Cambridge 1615), proctor 1627, created D.D. 31 Aug., 1636; vicar of Southrop 1633-41, rector of Beverstone with Kingscote, (both) co. Gloucester, 1638 ; died April 1644, buried in college chapel 12th, will dated 7 (codicil 9) April, 1644, proved 17 July, 1646. See A I. Ox. 465.
5. Pytt, John, B.D., warden 13 April, 1644, re- moved by the parliamentary visitors 13 April, 1648. Magdalen Hall, matric. 1 July, 1603, aged 19, B.A. 31 May, 1606, M.A. 6 July, 1609; an original fellow Wadham 1612-28, Greek reader 1613, sub- warden 1619, B.D. 5 April, 1620, licenced to preach 2 July, 1628, created D.D. 24 March, 1644-5; v i car of Timberscombe 1619-21, rector of South Bradon in Feb. , 1620, and of Luccombe, Dorset, 1627, and vicar of Chardstock, Dorset, 1627, from which he was ejected ; died in Somersetshire at or near (his birth- place) He- Abbots. See A I. Ox. 1169.
6. Wilkins, James, M.A., warden 7 April, 1648, by the parliamentary visitors, resigned 3 Sept. , 1659; born in parish of Fawsley, Northants, 1614 ; s. Walter, of Oxford city, "gen. cond." New Inn Hall, matric. entry 4 May, 1627, aged 13 ;
migrated to Magdalen Hall, B.A. 20 Oct., 1631,
M.A. 11 June, 1634 (incorporated at Cambridge
1639), created B.D. 12 April, 1648, and D.D. 18
Dec, 1649, re-incorporated 18 March, 1658-9, and
master of Trinity Coll., Cambridge, 1658-60;
vicar of Fawsley, Northants, 1637, canon of York
1660, preacher of Gray's Inn 1661, rector of Cran-
ford, Middlesex, 1661, vicar of St. Lawrence Jewry,
London, 1662-8, and of Polebrook, Northants, 1666,
canon and precentor of Exeter 1667, canon of St.
Paul's 1668, f.r.s. , and one of its founders 1662,
and its first secretary 1668, dean of Ripon 1668, and
bishop of Chester 1668 until, his death 19 Nov. , 1672,
buried in St. Lawrence Jewry. See A I. Ox. 1633.
7. Blandford, Walter, M.A., warden 5 Sept., 1659, resigned 4 Dec. , 1665 ; s. Walter, of Melbury, Dorset, pleb. Christ Church, matric. 17 July, 1635, aged 19; scholar Wadham 1638, B.A. 10 Dec, 1639, M.A. 28 June, 1642, fellow 1644, created D.D. 2 Aug., 1660, vice-chancellor 1662-4; canon of Gloucester 1660, chaplain to the king, dean of the chapel royal, rector of Remenham, Berks, 1660, and of Witney, Oxon, 1665, bishop of Oxford 1665, and of Worcester 1671, until his death 9 July, 1675, buried in his cathedral. See Al. Ox. 137.
8. Ironside, Gilbert, B.D. , warden 7 Dec, 1665, resigned 7 Oct. , 1689 ; s. Gilbert, bishop of Bristol. Wadham, matric 14 Nov., 1650, scholar 1650 (from Steepleton, Dorset, aged 18), B.A. 4 Feb., 1652-3, M.A. 22 June, 1655, fellow 1656, B.D. 1664, D.D. 1666, vice-chancellor 1687-9; rector of Winter- bourne Farrington and Winterbourne Jermyn 1663, and of Winterbourne Steepleton, (all) Dorset, 1666- 89, and canon of York 1664, bishop of Bristol 1689- 91, and of Hereford 1691, until his death 27 Aug., 1701, aged 69, buried in the church of St. Mary Somerset, London. See Al. Ox. 790.
9. Dnnster, Thomas, M.A., warden 21 Oct., 1689; s. William, of Elmston, Somerset, p.p. Wadham, matric. 21 March, 1672-3, aged 16, servitor 1673, scholar 1675, B.A. 1676, M.A. 1679, fellow 1681, proctor 1688, B.D. 1689, D.D. 1690; chaplain-in- ordinary to George II., rector of Begbrook, Oxon, 1686, of Marsh Gibbon, Bucks, 1698, and of Holton, Oxon, 1703 ; died in London 17 May, 1719 ; admon. at Oxford 27 June, 1719. See Al. Ox. 434.
10. Baker, William, D.D. , warden 23 May, 1719, resigned 1724 ; s. William, vicar of Ilton, Somerset. Wadham, matric 18 March, 1685-6, aged 16, scholar 1686, B.A. 1689, M.A. 1692, fellow 1693, proctor 1696, B. and D.D. 1707, rector of St. Ebbes, Oxford, 1697, of Padworth, Berks, 1708-15, of Bladon, Oxon, 1712, and of St. Giles-in-the-Fields 1715-32, archdeacon of Oxford 1715, bishop of Bangor 1723, and of Norwich 1727, until his death at Bath 4 Dec , 1732, buried in the Abbey church. See Al. Ox. 59.
11. Thistlethwaite, Robert, M.A., warden 1724, abdicated and resigned March, 1739 ; s. Francis, of Winterslow, Wilts, arm. Wadham, matric. 2 Dec, 1707, aged 16, B.A. 29 Feb., 1711-12, scholar 1712, M.A. 1714, fellow 1715, B. and D.D. 1724; rector of Winterslow 1723-39, canon of Westminster 1730-9 ; died at Boulogne, buried in St. Mary the Virgin, Dover, 4 Feb., 1744. See Al. Ox. 1470.
